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Kirsin is learning about the outer planets what else would she know about a planet that is the second largest gas giant and has the largest rings?

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Answer: Saturn is the second largest gas giant and has the largest rings.

Step-by-step explanation:

  1. Saturn is the 2nd largest planet in the solar system after Jupiter.
  2. It is the 6th planet from the Sun and located between Jupiter and Uranus.
  3. Saturn was named after "Saturnus", the roman god of agriculture.
  4. Saturn orbital period to move around sun is 29 and half earth years
  5. Saturn is called gas giant because it is not made of any solid material but light gases (hydrogen and helium).
  6. Saturn has largest rings. These are made up of pieces of ice, rocks and dust.
  7. The diagram is attached below:
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